Amidst all these new companies coming up with their Bluetooth speakers, I discovered (surprisingly) Anker – (a company known for it’s excellence in Powerbanks globally) – bringing out some really good speakers for a cheap price tag (sub $100 budget 🙂 )

Design

Anker SoundCore Boost is designed in a rectangular bar with curved edges which is pretty easy to hold.

It weighs around 500 grams which is pretty light considering how loud these can go! (Louder than obnoxious people for sure)

Front and back panel has a mesh (frills) texture. All of the other parts have a rubberized/matte finish with 5 big buttons on the top to control the speaker : Power/Bluetooth pairing, Volume Up and Down, BassUP.

Double press on Play button skips to the next song. They can also be used with a smartphone for answering, rejecting and ending calls.

Sound Quality

The speaker is mono-directional, that is, it blasts out sound (only) from the front.

Highs

Highs are impressive for most of the part. One can hear most of highs without facing any screeching or noise. Though they get lost if you’re playing something Bass heavy at a high volume – stating the obvious.

Mids

Mids are good, except for the fact they get muffled up sometimes when the volume is on highest.

Lows and Bass

All of it is unaltered. What I mean by that is there’s no change in the Lows & Bass of the song, they give a natural feel to it. And this is something most speakers lack due to the sound alterations they’ve built in.

Instrumental

Instrumental on this speaker turned out to be a bummer for me. Even on High volumes, you can listen to most of the instruments way too clear. One can not expect something this good at a price like this.

BassUP

While I was researching for this speaker, BassUP sounded like a marketing gimmick to lure the Bass fans into their bus of customers.

I wouldn’t have used it, until I tested it out for fun and it changed my preferences.

I love the BassUP feature. It makes the Bass subtler and pleasant for your ears.